You've seen the graveyard. They're your real odds. To give up hope of escape to even stop thinking about it, is like accepting a death sentence.
— Commander Shears (William Holden)
9 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:18:55.346 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- About the escape committee, sir. I've had a talk with Commander Shears...
- There won't be any escape committee.
- I don't understand, sir. Lieutenant Jennings has a plan.
- Yes, yes, I'm sure Jennings has a plan.
- I'm sure a man of Commander Shears' experience will back me up on that point.
- Oh, I'd say the odds against a successful escape are about 100-to-1.
- Right. But may I add another word, colonel?
- Please.
- The odds against survival in this camp are even worse.
- Why haven't you tried to escape, commander?
- Oh, I've been biding my time. Waiting for the right moment, the right company.
- Of course, it's normally the duty of a captured soldier to attempt escape.
- But my men and I are involved in a curious legal point of which you are unaware.
[...]
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Actors: Alec Guinness (Colonel Nicholson), Sessue Hayakawa (Colonel Saito), William Holden (Commander Shears), Jack Hawkins (Major Warden)
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